Sierra Vaughn: "Seattle turned this into target practice. Jalen Milroe threw 5 touchdown passes—a season's worth of highlights in one afternoon—while Justin Fields threw 3 picks and nothing else, and that gap between what each offense could actually do decided a 49-point game before it mattered." Jordan Hayes: "Los Angeles got run over on the ground—223 yards—and never found a way to pressure Seattle's quarterback, which meant Milroe had all afternoon to pick them apart from a 72% pass diet that worked exactly as advertised."

Seattle put on a clinic against Los Angeles in week 14, beating the Rams 56-7 behind Jalen Milroe's 5 touchdown passes and 380 yards through the air. Milroe completed 15 of 28 passes and added 97 yards on the ground, while Tory Horton caught 5 passes for 145 yards and 3 scores—Seattle's offense was operating at another level entirely. The Seahawks out-gained Los Angeles 495 to 328 total yards and forced 3 turnovers while committing just 1, a pattern that defined the afternoon. Justin Fields threw 3 interceptions with no touchdowns for the Rams, who managed 105 passing yards in a game that settled into one direction fast.

Elise Carter: "Cincinnati came out and handed the game away—6 turnovers and Joe Burrow's 5 interceptions is the kind of afternoon that costs you a playoff spot, and at 7-5 they cannot afford it. Seattle's 1 seed looks locked in: Jalen Milroe went nuclear with 5 touchdown passes and 216 rushing yards, and when a quarterback can beat you both ways like that, 62 points starts to look inevitable." Talia Morgan: "Cincinnati's season just got harder. At 7-5 and already outside the playoff line, they cannot survive a 52-point loss to a team that is playing error-free football—Seattle turned it over once, Cincinnati six times, and that kind of margin in a single afternoon erases whatever goodwill they built earlier." Nicole Santos: "Cincinnati's offense disappeared—80 passing yards and 165 total against a Seattle team that hung 530. When you can't move the ball and you're giving it away 6 time

52 points separated these two, and Seahawks had all of them. Jalen Milroe threw for Seahawks — 14/19, 314 yards, 5 TD. Jalen Milroe did the work on the ground for Seahawks — 10 carries, 216 yards, 3 TD. Jalen Milroe's high-water mark for the year. Total yards: Seahawks 530, Bengals 165.

Talia Morgan: "Detroit had the ball moving and Gibbs running for 184 yards, but the Seahawks didn't turn it over once while the Lions coughed it up twice—that's the game right there." Marcus Reyes: "Milroe did more than manage the game—he ran for 178 yards and 2 scores himself, which means Seattle's offense didn't need to choose between efficiency and aggression, and Detroit had no answer for it."

Seattle beat Detroit 39-23 behind a clean game from Jalen Milroe, who completed 15 of 20 for 258 yards and 2 touchdowns while adding 178 rushing yards on 9 carries. The decisive difference was turnovers: the Seahawks committed 0 giveaways while Detroit coughed it up twice. Jahmyr Gibbs kept Detroit moving with 184 yards on 13 carries and 2 scores, but it wasn't enough to overcome Seattle's 455 total yards to Detroit's 339.

Seahawks took the ball away and took the game with it, 16-10. JJ McCarthy threw for Vikings — 30/38, 320 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT — in a losing effort. Jalen Milroe threw for Seahawks — 18/30, 226 yards, 1 TD. A season best for JJ McCarthy. Through the air: Vikings 320, Seahawks 226.

Daniel Keller: "San Francisco turned the ball over 4 times and rushed for minus-4 yards, which means the 49ers didn't just lose—they abdicated. Brock Purdy's 4 interceptions aren't a bad day, they're disqualifying. Seattle's 49 points came because Jaxon Smith-Njigba had 247 receiving yards and Jalen Milroe scored 3 rushing touchdowns, which is to say the Seahawks didn't need to be perfect, only competent against a team that was actively trying to lose." Riley Parker: "Jake Tonges didn't have a better afternoon all season, which means a 49ers lineman was probably the only thing moving forward on that side of the ball—and even that wasn't enough when your quarterback is determined to hand the ball away." Ethan Price: "Seattle's margin is so wide that it isn't really about what the Seahawks did—it's about what San Francisco stopped doing. The 49ers went to the air on 70% of their plays a